Arbor Day Exercises at University and City Observances
Last Edition notes Arbor Day observed with planting at the university, including a graft from the Washington elm. Prof. Edmond Meany to speak. students and local clubs plant trees around dorms and schools. City efforts by Hill Improvement Club and Moore Company noted as several hundred maples and shrubs are added citywide.
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Tees Im
Flrat Avenue
Union
Son
University
Washington
Cam- Mass
Univers. Poess
Edmond
Jfhe
Endent Cooper
Humes
Hill Improvement Club
Madison Street
Renton Hill
Moore T Company
Nnn
Fifteenth Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
J. Morton
Dogs Delayed Show Opens Tent With Rowe Attractions
The Rowe show delayed by a Cen train, plans a full parade at Twelfth and Jefferson this evening. The 1902 season will feature Sadi Ali and two giants on horseback, a giant triple act with Fargo the Hero, Sultan Ritena, and Beidians and Liamas. The company aims as a ladies feature attraction and will run Friday and Saturday.
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Twelfth
Jefferson Street
Cenmm
Rowe
Atlantic
Comets
of & Rowe
Imal
Fargo
Sultan Gi Ritena
Sadi Ali
Devert
Beidians
Liamas
Poisoning at e Eye saloon leads to courtroom testimony
The case against James Broan continues as witnesses counter defense claims. A woman who was with Broan testified she spent time at the saloon, spoke with Hildebrant, and witnessed an alleged drugging incident. Other witnesses, including Mae Davis and George M, remain in court as hearings proceed.
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Justice Cann's
Mate
James Broan
Hildebrant
Sloan
Mae Davis
George M
A T Fox
Receiver Appointed in Northwest Creditors Case
Judge Hodgdon appointed a receiver for Jamea H. White creditors in a Northwest matter after a bond of 820,000 was posted. The jury in Beth testified Princess Rad and Rouse of correction faced two years for forgery related charges.
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Jamea HH
Northwest
Hodgdon
Beth
Rad
Roosevelt vows extra session over Cuba reciprocity
President Roosevelt reportedly told reporters that if Congress adjourns without passing reciprocity with Cuba he would call an extra session within ten minutes after adjournment. The remark reflects pressure on lawmakers to act on trade measures with Cuba.
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Washington, PD. C
May
Roosevelt
Congress
Cuba
Licenses Issued to List of Seattle and Other Residents
The licenses issued include Arthur Shols and Ermina Thompson both of Seattle. Oscar Ssontagh of Northport Waah. Annie Passavant of San Francisco. Carl L. Steen and Emma Smith of Seattle. M High etedt and Jessie Oliver of Seattle. Ole R. Johnson and Jennie L. Hilbeth of Beattie. Harry Elmer Dingman and Florence Hollenbeck of Seattle.
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Arthur ©. Shols
Ermina Thompson
Seattle
Oscar Ssontagh
Northport
Waah
Annie Passavant
San Francisco
Carl L. Steen
Emma Smith
M. Highetedt
Jessie Oliver
Ole R. Johnson
Jennie L. Hilbeth
Beattie
Harry Elmer Dingman
Florence Hollenbeck
Bottled Joy Aboard Jessie Banning on Trial Trip
The steamer Jessie Banning formerly the Dutch owned by Captain Charles Clinton sailed from Arlington pier this morning on a trial trip with invited guests. To prevent seasickness cases of Mumm's Extra Dry and sixteen quarts of ice cream were stowed in the captain's quarters along with a pantry of good things. Joy is expected aboard when the steamer returns.
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Jessie Banning
Charles Clinton
Arlington Pier
Knights of Pythias Conclave Unites 26 Lodges in State
More than 26 lodges of the Knights of Pythias with about 500 men from several towns gathered at the K of P hall on Pike street to observe the old ritual before adopting the current version. A social hour followed.
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Knights of
Thias
K. of P. Hall
Pike Street
Wa Chong Construction Starts Four Buildings on Main Street
Wa Chong began four building projects on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South. David Dow is contractor and Woo Jen, Seattle Interests manager, is the architect while Wa Chong plans to move the rice mill and stove to a new site. Two brick structures 60 by 60 feet three stories tall and two wooden buildings 80 by 10 feet two stories high will replace the old Wu Chong structures to clear room for the Great Northern tunnel.
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Wa Chong
Main Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
David Dow
Woo Jen
Seattle
China
Wu Chong
Miss Adelia Reardan Taken to Marysville Cal
The body was shipped from Collins Sherman Foley Co. parlors at noon today to Marysville California. Mr C W Hobuit zell, a nephew of the deceased, accompanied the remains.
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Adelia Reardan
Collins Sherman Foley C O
Marysville
Cal
C. W. Hobuitzell
Queen Wilhelmina in satisfactory condition
May 1 reports from Wilhelmina Het Loo state the Queen's condition this morning is satisfactory.
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Het Loo
Wilhelmina
Will Appeal for Clemency in Italian Officers Case
In Washington on May 1 Secretary Long received Captain Dayton of the cruiser Chicago's report on the arrest of American veeper officers and men. He said the incident arose from a language misunderstanding and that Rome has been asked for clemency. Rome's attitude is hostile to America and the press urges no clemency. Later Secretary Hay received a cable from the U S ambassador in Italy stating he met the prime minister and was assured the Americans would be released soon.
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Washington, D.C
Long
Dayton
Chicago
Rome
State Department
America
Hay
United States
Italy
Eight Die in Philadelphia Cigar Factory Panic
The Harburger and Homan factory disaster in Philadelphia left eight dead and forty three injured. Three of the injured are fatally hurt including Mary Measine with internal injuries and skull fracture, and Josephine Oronco with internal injuries and skull fracture.
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Philadelphia
Harburger & Homan
Mat Wan
Mary Measine
Josephine Oronco
Burke Cleared by Coroner Jury in Self-Defense Killing
In Tacoma on May 1 the coroner's jury exonerated Michael Burke in the death of M. J. Griffin, ruling it self defense. The prosecuting attorney demands retention, noting key witnesses were absent at the coroner's inquiry. Post mortem finds rupture of a blood vessel at the brain base as cause.
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Tacoma
Michael Burke
M. J. Griffin
Death by carbolic in railway car at Wytheville
Frank Ohmer of Los Angeles committed suicide in a railway car near Wytheville Virginia on May 1 by taking carbolic acid. The death was reported as an act of self harm aboard the train.
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Wytheville
Frank Ohmer
Los Angeles
Cal
Generous Donation to Firemen Fund Acknowledged
Chief Ralph Cook of the fire department receives a $9 check from Colman Cresting Company for the Firemen's Hospital Fund as partial reward for the brave work at a recent factory fire.
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Ralph Cook
Fire Department
Colman
Colny
Seattle Clearinghouse April 1902 and April 11 totals
The Seattle clearinghouse totals show April 1902 receipts of 1 914 967.40 and April 11 receipts of 10 101 496.25, an increase of 8 413 472.15. A finely designed log book for mariners and sea captains was presented by the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York.
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Seattle Clearing House
Mutual Life Insurance Co
New York
Ellen Stays Out Nights Dispute Leads to Court
Milen Hughes reports Ellen Hughes returns intoxicated and assaults him at home. He filed a superior court complaint claiming she frequently leaves home and cannot be located, alleging repeated disturbances and threats.
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Milen
Aya
Tay Light
Hughes Saye
Slot Machine Arrests Reach Two Saloonmen
H Schmidt and John Smith saloon operators were arrested by Capt. Willard for running slot machines. Each posted a 50 bond, to be counted as a monthly fine.
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H. Schmidt
John Smith
Capt. Willard
Chicago Officers Pardoned by London King
London dispatches report that the king has pardoned the imprisoned officers of the United States cruiser Chicago, a decision conveyed in late afternoon advisories from Rome.
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London
Rome
United States
Chicago
City work to start on Cedar River letting plant
Preliminary work on the Cedar River Jalle letting plant will start next week when City Engineer Thomson returns from New Mexico. The council likely appropriates 5000 dollars at the next meeting to cover this work. No buildings will be erected to shelter the engineering team. the quarters may be used later for plant employees.
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Cedar River Jalle
Thomson
New Mexico
Murder Mystery Baffles San Francisco Police
San Francisco police face a new killing as a 70 year old man is found dead Tuesday evening in a boarding house on Howard Street with a blunt force wound to the head. Authorities have not yet identified the victim or charged a suspect.
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San Francisco
Howard Street
Nast Named U S Consul to Guayaquil Ecuador
T H Nast the famed cartoonist was appointed United States consul to Guayaquil Ecuador The Woodmen of the World held a tax attended meeting at Elke Hall L F Brown received a chair J M Brewater and other Woodmen attended The Supreme Court in Olympia appointed a committee to aid in the bar admission exam set for May 15 Will Shaffer Allan Weir and C R Reinhart named to assist in the review process
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Washington, D. C
T. H. Nast
United States
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Elke Hall
L. F. Brown
J. M. Brewater
Elliott Bay
Olympia
Supreme Court
Applcanta
Will Shaffer
Wenatcher
Allan Weir
C. R. Reinhart
Desperado Shot in Eleven Mile Flight Near Davenport
Desperado William Gibbons was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Nichell of Okanogan County after an eleven mile running fight Sunday. An accomplice, Tom Wild, fled but was captured. Wild escaped the pursuit while Gibbons died several hours later.
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Davenport
William Gibbons
Desperado
Dorert
Nichell
Okanogan County
Tom Wild
Gibbons
Labor Union Opposes Keel Laying Celebration for July
Western Central Labor Union condemns the planned keel laying of the Nebraska warship at Moran Brothers shipyards on July 4, 1992. The body argues such contracts favor eight hour workday deception and urge Nebraska and Washington governors not to endorse celebrations seen as undermining shorter hours and fair wages. The group also denounces a local newspaper for hostility to organized labor.
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Western Central Labor Union
Nebraska
Washington
USA
United States
Seattle
Gover
No Inquest Planned Into Grunwald Suicide Case
No inquest will be held over the death of Fred A. Grunwald who shot himself on Ninth avenue south. Coroner Hoye notes a plain suicide with no suspicious circumstances and says a formal demand from Reynolds and Inni over a supposed accusation by a Golden Rule Bazaar manager is unsubstantiated. The body will be buried at Lake View cemetery. Grunwald had been discharged a day earlier amid allegations of embezzlement between six hundred and one thousand dollars.
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Fred A. Grunwald
Ninth Avenue South
Reynolds & Inni
Th Bloomquist
Grunwald
Hoye
Misa Bloomquist
Lake View
Genewald
Golden Rule Bazaar
Jury verdict awards $5,000 in Beattie Electric suit
William Holm v Beattie Electric Company yielded a $5,000 verdict for the plaintiff. Chisholm claims he was run over on Second Avenue and suffered a severely injured leg, necessitating treatment.
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Williamhieholm Ve
Beattie Electric Company
Chisholm
Second Avenue
Train Brings Medicines to Bartell Drug Co
A carload of medicines arrived for Bartell Drug Co. Western Wholesalers. Items include Paine’s Liver Pills and Peruna. Various prices listed such as 91.00 and 20c for ice cream soda.
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Bartell Drug Co
Havemeyer Denies Cuban Sugar Ownership Calm Before Senate
President Havemeyer testified before the Senate Cuban relations committee as an inquiry began into the Sugar Trust holdings of Cuban sugar. He claimed the trust owns about ten days supply and denied efforts to accumulate more than that.
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Washington
Db. C
Havemeyer
Senate
Phenomenal piano and organ values at D S Johnston Co sale
Yesterday the biggest sale of 1902 at D S Johnston Co 903rd Avenue Burke Building drew inquiries from hundreds of miles as price cutting during the Mendeum sale. New and second hand pianos and organs from Chickering Weber Hobart M Cable Kimball and more offer cuts from one third to half value with easy payments and full guarantees.
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D. S. Johnston Co
Burke
Mendeum
Chickering
Weber
Hobart M. Cable
Kimball
Pease
Johnston Co
Fiavemeyer on sugar trade control and beet sugar stance
Fiavemeyer denies notice to control the sugar trade but admits he has more sugar than coal and would rather give sugar away than lose trade. He says no antagonism to beet sugar and supports it to keep farmers profitable. He claims his company controls 68 percent of refined sugar production in the country.
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Fiavemeyer
Thoes
Nenton Hill Club Passes Resolutions On City Issues
The Nenton Hill Improvement Club condemned the proposed garbage box erection and Beattie Electric Co for coal car trailers on Madison Street. Members voted to petition the city council for better police protection and allocated 25 toward beautifying Minor school grounds today.
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Nenton Hill Improvement Club
Beattie Electric Co
Madison Street
Renton HI Clubhouse Construction Planned This Fall
At a citizens meeting in Prasier's chapel, construction of the Renton HI clubhouse is set to start October 1. By May 16 two payments totaling 2500 will be made, and on June 16 another 2500 will be paid, bringing the building cost to 5000.
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Prasier’s Chapel
Renton HI
Bigelow Carpet Co
Salvage Stock Shoes From Wrecked Steamer Hertha Sale
Damaged items limited to salvage shoes from the wrecked Hertha. Most pairs intact and priced at $1.25 a pair for gale tomorrow and Saturday evenings only. Shoppers may pick higher value pairs marked $2.50 or $5.00 and pay the same $1.25 price. Outlet Company corner Washington and Occidental.
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Hertha
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K. OF
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WA Chong Building
Ellen
Desperado Shot
Organized Labor
Moran
Westberg
Childs
Young Grunwald
Agony Among the Trust Druggists
Paine
Ske
Crean Bkin Boap
Seattle Drug Trust
Barrett DrucCo
Maine
Becond Avenue
R. Shannon
Alaska Outfitters
R. T. Shannon Grocery Co
Richmond
Sherman, Clay&Cohen
Second Ave. Burke Building
Rhodes Bros. Co
Heif Faranrece
Ana Columbia
Renton Hill Matters
Walker
Rainier
Hotel Bi
IFE
First Avenue
Main
Collins Sherman Foley
First Ave
Bet. Pike and Union
Seattle, Wash
Henry Hensel
Ser
Pougall
Bissel
Reus Croundea
Atharkernray Bros
United American
Norris & Rowe
Royal English
Jango
Coco
Circus Grounds
Ildren
Grand Street Parade
Liam
Rainier Hardware Co
Seater & CO
Wash
Helena
Joan Cort
Opera House
Phon Burles
Camp
Lawton
Malin
John Cort
Rev. Phos
Seattle Lodge
Rh. P, O. FE
Hox
L. L. Moore's
A. Hansen
Coon Bros. i
Schuchard Optical CO
Eye Specialiste
Second Ave
F. BE. Elliott
Ramaker Music
M. Rosenthal & CO
Prue Mart Extra
Frank Cooley and
Gladys Kingsbury
Sol Smith Russell
Peaceful Valley
Relie
Mgr
Puget Sound Navy Yard Band
William Bruce
Third Avenue Theater
W. M. Russell
John Griffith
Jessie Shirley
Oulda
Hex
Meg Cae
Tel. Main
Tet Ava
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